This editor works with the original Roland Juno 106. If you have a Kiwi upgraded 106, they provide an editor for the upgraded model. I also use a Kiwi upgraded 106 and have restored and upgraded 106’s to Kiwi. But I also want to be able to use my old original Juno 106, Juno 106S and HS 60 that I have in my collection. This editor works with any of these models.
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Java-based Juno-106 librarian: for various platforms MIDI.org: MIDI Manufacturers Association: junolib.zip: Juno-106 librarian for Windows with Visual Basic source: synth programs: MIDI Hell / A program for JUNO-106 and MAC (Shareware) P-Farm: MIDI patch-editor that uses a genetic algorithm (GA) to create new patches. Juno-106 Analog-digital hybrid synthesizer. A popular analog synthesizer. Often used by techno/house artists, in virtue of its excellent bass sounds, creamy leads, and warm strings/pads (usually when people refer to 'Juno pad', they mean the 106). Java-based Juno-106 librarian: for various platforms MIDI.org: MIDI Manufacturers Association: junolib.zip: Juno-106 librarian for Windows with Visual Basic source: synth programs: MIDI Hell / A program for JUNO-106 and MAC (Shareware) P-Farm: MIDI patch-editor that uses a genetic algorithm (GA) to create new patches.
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The basic functions of the editor are - to allow you to see the exact value of every control for every patch, to be able to read and write sysex to exchange patches with others, to be able to load and send patches directly to and from the Juno 106 and to be able to control the Juno 106 sounds remotely without having to rewrite the onboard stored sounds.
The Juno 106 can only store so many sounds locally, but you can play any number of sounds from the editor without having to save them into the Juno 106. How does that work? Almost all synths have a temporary memory area that holds all the data for the sound currently playing. This allows them to be altered during play by the synth controls without permanently changing the stored patch. The Juno 106 only actually plays sounds from this temporary memory, not from the saved patches. When you select a patch the patch is just copied to this memory area. The Juno midi implementation allows access to this temporary memory, so that when you select a patch in the editor it can be copied directly to this temporary memory and be played, without having to save it locally on the Juno 106. You can do so, but it is not required to play or test sounds.
The midi implementation, one of the earliest to have more than just notes in and out, has one big plus and one big minus. The plus is that the sysex implementation was designed to allow full sound remote control from another Juno. The minus is that is does nothing else. This means that we can send sounds over and play them, but we can not control performance features or directly read or write the banks of patches.
The Juno 106 Editor works in two basic modes:
Offline
It can read any Juno 106 sysex file (which is best made with this editor). It will load Patches only. It will also write out a sysex file that includes all the patches. This is so you can use this to make sound sets that can be sent to anyone. These can be loaded with MidiOx or similar software, but only one patch at a time as is discussed below.
It also has its own binary lib format, for fast loading. These can also be exported to sysex.
Sysex files load into the Main data set. Libs can be loaded into one of two internal data sets - Main - which is the one you can edit on screen, save and transmit via midi, and Copy - which has only one function - to let you rearrange patches and presets. From Copy you can select a patch or preset and move it to any patch or preset position in Main. So you can easily rearrange your sound libraries.
Online
Select Midi in and out ports and you are in online mode (all Offline functions still work as well). Plus, turn on the Live button and all controllers are now live and controlling your Juno. This means that when you select a patch, all controls will be set to the new patch and so will the Juno. You can preview the patch sound without having to save the patch to the Juno, it is just changing the current edit buffer (temporary memory). Manually move any knob and you will hear the effect.
Both
You will see the exact values of all settings of every patch you call up, one of my main goals - hence the text value box on all controls.
Mostly things work the same as they do on the Juno 106.. But there are some things to note-
The Save Name button - It will let you rename a patch. These names are NOT supported by the Juno and will NOT come back when you load sounds back from your Juno. They are to make identifying sounds easier in the editor.
The Keyboard - Works if midi is connected, whether Live is on of off. Live just turns edit buffer sends from controls on and off.
Chord On / Chord Off
One problem with a mouse is that you only have one. You cannot hold a key down and then move a control, so I added the chord feature so you can turn on a chord and then move controls. And I wanted to be able to pick the chord as patches are for different ranges. It plays a major triad.
Loading Patches from the Juno 106 family synths
First, make sure you have bidirectional midi working by selecting your midi ports and then turning on live. If connected correctly, moving sliders on the Juno will move the matching control in the editor. Test the other way by clicking on the buttons with lights as you can see them change on the Juno (the sliders, of course will not auto move on the Juno when their values are changed.) Now you are ready to download your Juno patches.
The only way to download the patches you have in your Juno is by selecting each patch. The built in ‘control another Juno’ software, if Midi switch is on 3 (III), echos all settings of each patch when it is selected by the front panel push buttons. Our editor listens for this and writes the data to the correct slot. We are lucky that this data includes the patch number, even though the ‘controlled’ synth always ignores it. But since it is there, to load up the editor with your current Juno sound bank you just have to select each patch 11 through 88 and they will then be in your editor. Now add names as you would like and save the bank.
Sending patches to the Juno
You don’t need to write patches to the Juno to sound and play them, selecting them in the editor sets up the Juno exactly the same as selecting a patch with the front panel buttons, so you can have any number of patches available to play. But there will be times when you want to change the set of patches in the Juno.
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Again, bulk dump and load are not available with the Junos, but you can still send patches over, but sadly this has to be one at a time. The only way to load a patch is to send it over by just selecting the patch in the editor (or import a one patch sysex file) so that the correct patch is now sounding in the Juno. Then you have to manually save it to whichever patch position you want to put it in. Repeat to add as many as you like.
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Juno-106
Analog-digital hybrid synthesizer
A popular analog synthesizer. Often used by techno/house artists, in virtue of its excellent bass sounds, creamy leads, and warm strings/pads (usually when people refer to 'Juno pad', they mean the 106).
Although based on the same architecture of the earlier Juno-60, the 106 sounds seem to be more varied, and the sonic character also seems to differ. The general consensus is that 'the Juno-60 sounds warmer', but I find that the 106 sounds roughly just as warm as the 60.
The sounds the Juno-106 produces bring you straight back to the 1980s. If you listen hard enough, you'll recognize the Juno-106's signature sounds in many songs of the '80s.
Note the huge variety of sounds one can get out of a simple mono-osc synth like this:
Factory Preset Group A
| Preset name with audio demo | My comments |
| 11 Brass | Quintessential analog brass. Notice how harmonically rich this sound is. A staple of '80s synth-pop. |
| 12 Brass Swell | A gentler, muted variation of the brass sound. |
| 13 Trumpet | For a trumpet sound, it didn't get much better than this in 1984 (unless you owned one of the big samplers of the era, that is (Fairlight, Synclavier, Emulator...) |
| 14 Flutes | Very well-programmed flute sound. Works well as an ensemble also, 'a la 'Strawberry Fields Forever'. |
| 15 Moving Strings | Aaaaaahhhh....here we have one of the 106's signature sounds.. the string pad, where an abundant dose of the famous Roland Chorus (position II) is used. |
| 16 Brass & Strings | This one showcases the Chorus in position I (slower). |
| 17 Choir | Beautiful, haunting syn-choir sound. |
| 18 Piano I | Great programming - with some imagination, :-), this reminds of a piano. Great analog sound nonetheless. |
| 21 Organ I | The Leslie effect here is achieved with PWM, the Chorus is not on. Cool sound. |
| 22 Organ II | Variation of the above, more trebly and with Chorus I. |
| 23 Combo Organ | 'House of the Rising Sun' is a good example to use with this Farfisa/Vox type sound. |
| 24 Calliope | Circus-like. |
| 25 Donald Pluck | A play on words on the fact that this sounds like Donald Duck, and it is a plucked-type sound. Duck sounds are actually pretty easy to make on a synth, just play around with the resonance control - I remember it was super-easy to do on my old CZ-1000... |
| 26 Celeste | Beautiful, haunting sound... an arpeggiator here would help immensely... but that's on the Juno-60, not here, unfortunately. |
| 27 Elect. Piano I | A Wurlitzer-like piano sound, with obligatory tremolo. Very well programmed. |
| 28 Elect. Piano II | And here we get into Rhodes territory. A darker, mellower variation (as it was in vogue during the early eighties. |
| 31 Clock Chimes | Hypnotic... but ideally you need FM to do these types of sounds |
| 32 Steel Drums | Awesome. Well programmed. Standard Jamaica/Calipso sound. |
| 33 Xylophone | Ok. |
| 34 Brass III | Works well as pad. |
| 35 Fanfare | Outstanding, analog, full-bodied... |
| 36 Strings III | Again, the classic 'Juno Strings' are here. A+. |
| 37 Pizzicato | The envelope is too short. |
| 38 High Strings | These are surprisingly realistic strings. |
| 41 Bass Clarinet | Fantastic! The programming here is good in every detail - embouchure, vibrato, envelope... |
| 42 English Horn | Typical nasal horn sound. |
| 43 Brass Ensemble | Mellow. Useful sound. |
| 44 Guitar | Definitely a good emulation. |
| 45 Koto | Beautiful rendition of this famous Japanese instrument. |
| 46 Dark Pluck | Marvelous, mysterious synthesizer sound! |
| 47 Funky I | Check out how powerful and full the Juno-106 basses are.. |
| 48 Synth Bass I | Typical '80s synth bass sound. When the 106 is in unison mode, it sounds like this: Synth Bass I unison |
| 51 Lead I | Typical Minimoog-style solo sound |
| 52 Lead II | Brassier version of the above. |
| 53 Lead III | Yet another version of the above. Check out the portamento effect. |
| 54 Funky II | Solid, funky bass. |
| 55 Synth Bass II | FAT! synth bass sound. |
| 56 Funky III | This would work well for Techno |
| 57 Thud Wah | Nice effect synth. |
| 58 Going Up | The obligatory sci-fi synth effects... |
| 61 Piano II | Brighter variation of the piano sound - good for Rock 'N' Roll. |
| 62 Clav. | Outstanding emulation of a Hohner Clavinet! |
| 63 Frontier Organ | Nice reproduction of a Farfisa organ. Why Frontier? Maybe meaning 'California' organ, a la Ray Manzarek? |
| 64 Snare Drum | Classic example of analog percussion. Reminds me of the beginning of 'Decades' by Joy Division. Works well in unison mode. |
| 65 Tom Toms | Simmons-style toms. |
| 66 Timpani | Great sound, powerful, with a lot of body.. |
| 67 Shaker | Very good emulation. |
| 68 Synth Pad | Beautiful sound! Pads are one of the three things (with bass and strings) that the Juno does best. |
| 71 Sweep I | Standard resonating synth sweep. |
| 72 Pluck Sweep | Very '80s, dark. |
| 73 Repeater | Cool envelope shaping. |
| 74 Sweep II | Rich, powerful synthesizer sound. |
| 75 Pluck Bell | Beauty. |
| 76 Dark Synth Piano | Another typical '80s sound - this will fit perfectly in a mix. |
| 77 Sustainer | This is pure analog... interesting use of the PWM that resembles a Leslie. |
| 78 Wah Release | Comical sound, with reso-release. |
| 81 Gong | Ok.. |
| 82 Resonance Funk | Typical example of analog bass drum - the same technique used (and taken to perfection) in the TR-808 and 909. |
| 83 Drum Booms | Powerful. |
| 84 Dust Storm | Another special effect, the wind in the desert dunes. |
| 85 Rocket Men | More wind for everybody. |
| 86 Hand Claps | Bravo, bravo! |
| 87 FX Sweep | Awesome U.F.O. SFX |
| 88 Caverns | Drips in a cavern |
Factory Preset Group B
| Preset name with audio demo | My comments |
| 11 Strings | Beautiful, dreaming synth strings. |
| 12 Violin | Well programmed emulation of a violin, with natural vibrato |
| 13 Chorus Vibes | Beautiful synth sound |
| 14 Organ I | Nice Hammond with key-click, good for jazz. Works for pop-dance too. |
| 15 Harpsichord I | Realistic and usable classical sound. |
| 16 Recorder | A bit static without vibrato - add it manually. |
| 17 Perc. Pluck | These are the 1980's!!! These types of sounds were heard all over the place in 1985. |
| 18 Noise Sweep | Powerful noise-based synth effect. |
| 21 Space Chimes | Very interesting synth sound, sounds almost like a dose of ring modulation were applied - but the Juno doesn't have it. |
| 22 Nylon Guitar | Very bright guitar sound. |
| 23 Orchestral Pad | Marvelous and full synthesizer orchestra. |
| 24 Bright Pluck | Very analog-sounding plucky sound. |
| 25 Organ Bell | Another organ variation. |
| 26 Accordion | Fantastic, realistic emulation of the real instrument. |
| 27 FX Rise 1 | This type of effect is still widely used. |
| 28 FX Rise 2 | And this one too, in sci-fi movies. |
| 31 Brass | Phenomenal syn-brass, up there with the best synthesizers of the era. |
| 32 Helicopter | It's better in its predecessor, the Juno-60. |
| 33 Lute | The lute is a wonderful, wonderful Medieval string instrument that derives from the Arab 'Ud', another fantastic instrument. It would be very nice to have the real thing, but the 106 does a good job in recreating the hypnotic feel of this instrument. |
| 34 Chorus Funk | Powerful!!! This is analog bass at its best, my friends. |
| 35 Tomita | Uncanny recreation of a particular synth sound used by Tomita. |
| 36 FX Sweep 1 | Sounds like a dentist drill |
| 37 Sharp Reed | Happy sound. |
| 38 Bass Pluck | This preset has been heard in many '80s songs. |
| 41 Resonant Rise | Showcases the richness of the Juno's VCF. |
| 42 Harpsichord 2 | Even better variation of Harpsichord I. |
| 43 Dark Ensemble | Great as a pad, dark, ominous.. |
| 44 Contact Wah | Very cool funky sound, expressive. |
| 45 Noise Sweep 2 | Clean, useful FX type sound. |
| 46 Glassy Wah | Reminds of the sounds used by Wendy Carlos. |
| 47 Phase Ensemble | Classy, beautiful phased strings. |
| 48 Chorused Bell | Bread and butter bell sound. |
| 51 Clav | Nice emulation. |
| 52 Organ 2 | Cool rendition of a Hammond mic'ed at the cabinet. |
| 53 Bassoon | This also was better rendered in the Juno-60 |
| 54 Auto Release Noise Sweep | Another standard FX. |
| 55 Brass Ensemble | Again, very '80s. |
| 56 Ethereal | Beautiful, evolving, haunting synth pad!!! Add quality reverb and make some great ambient music. |
| 57 Chorus Bell 2 | Great to score mystery movie soundtracks. |
| 58 Blizzard | Very, very good programming, uncanny recreation. |
| 61 E. Piano with Tremolo | Beautiful tremolo. |
| 62 Clarinet | Realistic synthesis of this staple orchestral instrument. |
| 63 Thunder | Mix it with the 'Blizzard' preset above, and you have the recipe for a perfect storm |
| 64 Reedy Organ | Variety sound. |
| 65 Flute - Horn | Warm, full analog ensemble! |
| 66 Toy Rhodes | Different. |
| 67 Surf's Up | On a beach, at night. |
| 68 OW Bass | Outstanding!!! This is an excellent ARP Odyssey emulation. |
| 71 Piccolo | Very good. |
| 72 Melodic Taps | OK for sound fx. |
| 73 Meow Bass | For this example I'm playing the theme for a cartoon with cats made of clay that I used to watch as a child - it was called 'Mio Mao'. But this is in effect a good '70s early poly-synthesizer sound. |
| 74 Violin (high) | Spot-on rendition. |
| 75 High Bells | Again, slap in quality reverb, and you are set for ambient/soundtrack work. |
| 76 Rolling Wah | Beautiful, hypnotic LFO synth. |
| 77 Ping Bell | Cross between organ and bell. |
| 78 Brassy Organ | Powerful ensemble. |
| 81 Low Dark Strings | A classy preset. Analog. |
| 82 Piccolo Trumpet | Surprisingly rich and powerful. |
| 83 Cello | Well-programmed. |
| 84 HIgh Strings | Ok. |
| 85 Rocket Men | More SFX. |
| 86 Forbidden Planet | Beautiful, unique synth sound! |
| 87 Froggy | This really sounds like an old frog! |
| 88 Owgan | Awesome all-purpose techno synth. |
Juno Editor Roland Juno 106 Present Editor Librarian Software
Björn Nordström wrote a free Java based editor librarian for the Juno-106:
Juno Editor Roland Juno 106 Present Editor Librarian Download
can be found here: The Juno-106 Connection
- great analog sound - many classic '80s sounds
- super-easy to use, thanks to the front panel sliders;
- plenty of patch storage space;
- the famous Roland chorus effect
Roland Juno 106 Software
Bottom line: Great for synth-pop and techno.
| Year of release: | 1984 |
| Polyphony: | 6 |
| Sound generation method: | analog |
| Preset memories | 2 banks of 128 |
| MIDI: | in, out, thru |
| Sound expansion capabilities: | cassette tape |
| Sequencer | no |
| Arpeggiator | no |
| Effects | chorus (two types) |
| Velocity | no |
| Aftertouch | no |
| Portamento | yes |
Resources:
- Review in 'Keyboard magazine' janfebmarch, 198____
Juno Editor Roland Juno 106 Present Editor Librarian Edition
| SITE | Type of resource | DESCRIPTION |
| The Juno-106 Connection | dedicated info | One of the best Juno-106 sites on the Internet |